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1486EuropeMalleus maleficarum/The Hammer of Witches, a book accepting the existence and powers of witches, is published. It is written by two Dominican monks, Heinrich Krämer and Jakob Spränger, and authorized by Pope Innocent VIII. It becomes infamous for encouraging witch-hunts throughout Europe over the next few centuries.
1555FranceThe French astrologer Michel de Nostradame publishes his Centuries, a book of predictions for the next 500 years.
1736UKThe laws against witchcraft are repealed in England. The last person executed under them was Jane Wenham from the village of Walkern, Hertfordshire, in 1712.


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From the occult origins of such characters to the attraction magic and the occult has held over all, this analysis earns a place not only on the shelves of New Age libraries, but for any collection strong in social issues, myths, and the needs of modern society.
 
 
 
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